Legal Question in Family Law in California

Agreed to Pay Child Support until age 25

Years ago, I agreed to pay child support until my child reached the age

of 25 or finished a four year college degree. The agreement became

part of the divorce judgment. Through an agreement with the DA's

office, I later stipulated to a doubling of the support with the

understanding that I would only have to pay the support until my child

finished high school. The DA's stipulation and order however didn't

reflect that, but their computer records indicate that support ends when

my child finishs high school. The stipulation limits the modification to

only the terms in the stipulation. In this case the amount of the support.

On a second occasion, I stipulated to another doubling of support and

with the understanding. My child recently graduated from

high school and I sought to have my support terminated. However, my

ex-spouse has produced the divorce judgment and is arguing that only

the amount of the support, not the term of the support has changed.

Am I screwed? Do I have to continue to pay support for six and half

more years, and at the expense of my two other children with my current

wife?

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